Weekly Bucket - Aug 18 - Aug 24

Weekly Bucket - Aug 18 - Aug 24

Fighting For Survival, Snake Charmers Turn To Kashmir

Yawar Nazir

A nine-year-old Indian snake charmer Raju holds a cobra around his neck on August 18, 2014 in Srinagar, the summer capital of Indian Administered Kashmir, India. Indian snake charmers have been performing for hundreds of years and making their livelihood by taming snakes. The snake charmers are fighting for their survival amid stringent wildlife protection laws. Since a government ban in 1990s the Wildlife Protection Act (1972) was implemented their trade is now nearly extinct. The Act bars people from using wild animals commercially or turning them into pets, including bans on performances with live snakes.

A nine-year-old Indian snake charmer Raju holds a cobra around his neck on August 18, 2014 in Srinagar, the summer capital of Indian Administered Kashmir, India. Indian snake charmers have been performing for hundreds of years and making their livelihood by taming snakes. The snake charmers are fighting for their survival amid stringent wildlife protection laws. Since a government ban in 1990s the Wildlife Protection Act (1972) was implemented their trade is now nearly extinct. The Act bars people from using wild animals commercially or turning them into pets, including bans on performances with live snakes.

President Obama returns to the White House in Washington, D.C.

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President Barack Obama and oldest daughter Malia return to the White House on August 17, 2014 in Washington, DC. The president is taking a break from his vacation in Martha's Vineyard to attend a series of meetings at the White House.

President Barack Obama and oldest daughter Malia return to the White House on August 17, 2014 in Washington, DC. The president is taking a break from his vacation in Martha's Vineyard to attend a series of meetings at the White House.

File Photo Of US Journalist Steven Sotloff Held Hostage By Extremists

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In this handout image made available by the photographer American journalist Steven Sotloff (Center with black helmet) talks to Libyan rebels on the Al Dafniya front line, 25 km west of Misrata on June 02, 2011 in Misrata, Libya. Sotloff was kidnapped in August 2013 near Aleppo, Syria and was recently shown on a jihadist video in which fellow US journalist James Foley was executed. In the video the militant form the Islamic State (IS) threatens to kill Sotloff next if the US continues its aerial campaign against the insurgency.

In this handout image made available by the photographer American journalist Steven Sotloff (Center with black helmet) talks to Libyan rebels on the Al Dafniya front line, 25 km west of Misrata on June 02, 2011 in Misrata, Libya. Sotloff was kidnapped in August 2013 near Aleppo, Syria and was recently shown on a jihadist video in which fellow US journalist James Foley was executed. In the video the militant form the Islamic State (IS) threatens to kill Sotloff next if the US continues its aerial campaign against the insurgency.

File Photo Of US Journalist Steven Sotloff Held Hostage By Extremists

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In this handout image made available by the photographer American journalist Steven Sotloff (Center with black helmet) talks to Libyan rebels on the Al Dafniya front line, 25 km west of Misrata on June 02, 2011 in Misrata, Libya. Sotloff was kidnapped in August 2013 near Aleppo, Syria and was recently shown on a jihadist video in which fellow US journalist James Foley was executed. In the video the militant form the Islamic State (IS) threatens to kill Sotloff next if the US continues its aerial campaign against the insurgency.

In this handout image made available by the photographer American journalist Steven Sotloff (Center with black helmet) talks to Libyan rebels on the Al Dafniya front line, 25 km west of Misrata on June 02, 2011 in Misrata, Libya. Sotloff was kidnapped in August 2013 near Aleppo, Syria and was recently shown on a jihadist video in which fellow US journalist James Foley was executed. In the video the militant form the Islamic State (IS) threatens to kill Sotloff next if the US continues its aerial campaign against the insurgency.

File Photo Of US Journalist Steven Sotloff Held Hostage By Extremists

Handout

In this handout image made available by the photographer American journalist Steven Sotloff (Center with black helmet) talks to Libyan rebels on the Al Dafniya front line, 25 km west of Misrata on June 02, 2011 in Misrata, Libya. Sotloff was kidnapped in August 2013 near Aleppo, Syria and was recently shown on a jihadist video in which fellow US journalist James Foley was executed. In the video the militant form the Islamic State (IS) threatens to kill Sotloff next if the US continues its aerial campaign against the insurgency.

In this handout image made available by the photographer American journalist Steven Sotloff (Center with black helmet) talks to Libyan rebels on the Al Dafniya front line, 25 km west of Misrata on June 02, 2011 in Misrata, Libya. Sotloff was kidnapped in August 2013 near Aleppo, Syria and was recently shown on a jihadist video in which fellow US journalist James Foley was executed. In the video the militant form the Islamic State (IS) threatens to kill Sotloff next if the US continues its aerial campaign against the insurgency.

Mahmoud Abbas Visits Qatar

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In this handout image supplied by the Palestinian Press Office (PPO), President Mahmoud Abbas (L) walks with the Emir of Qatar Sheikh Tamim (C) and leader of Hammas Khaled Meshal (R) during their meeting on August 21, 2014 in Doha, Qatar. In their meeting they are thought to be discussing amongst other things, the latest cease-fire proposal advanced by Egypt.

In this handout image supplied by the Palestinian Press Office (PPO), President Mahmoud Abbas (L) walks with the Emir of Qatar Sheikh Tamim (C) and leader of Hammas Khaled Meshal (R) during their meeting on August 21, 2014 in Doha, Qatar. In their meeting they are thought to be discussing amongst other things, the latest cease-fire proposal advanced by Egypt.

Mahmoud Abbas Visits Qatar

PPO

In this handout image supplied by the Palestinian Press Office (PPO), President Mahmoud Abbas (L) talks with the Emir of Qatar Sheikh Tamim (C) and leader of Hammas Khaled Meshal (R) during their meeting on August 21, 2014 in Doha, Qatar. In their meeting they are thought to be discussing amongst other things, the latest cease-fire proposal advanced by Egypt.

In this handout image supplied by the Palestinian Press Office (PPO), President Mahmoud Abbas (L) talks with the Emir of Qatar Sheikh Tamim (C) and leader of Hammas Khaled Meshal (R) during their meeting on August 21, 2014 in Doha, Qatar. In their meeting they are thought to be discussing amongst other things, the latest cease-fire proposal advanced by Egypt.

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A nine-year-old Indian snake charmer Raju holds a cobra around his... News Photo8-9 Years,Animal,Charming,Cobra,Holding,Human Interest,India,Jammu and Kashmir,People,Snake,Srinagar,Summer,VerticalPhotographer Yawar NazirCollection: Getty Images News 2014 Yawar NazirSRINAGAR, KASHMIR, INDIA - AUGUST 18: A nine-year-old Indian snake charmer Raju holds a cobra around his neck on August 18, 2014 in Srinagar, the summer capital of Indian Administered Kashmir, India. Indian snake charmers have been performing for hundreds of years and making their livelihood by taming snakes. The snake charmers are fighting for their survival amid stringent wildlife protection laws. Since a government ban in 1990s the Wildlife Protection Act (1972) was implemented their trade is now nearly extinct. The Act bars people from using wild animals commercially or turning them into pets, including bans on performances with live snakes. (Photo by Yawar Nazir/Getty Images)